Sentence Completion - Impact of Science

CAT 2008 Slot 1 · Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · Medium · Vocabulary

This is a medium Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension question from the CAT 2008 Slot 1 paper. It tests Vocabulary. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.

Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over men's minds by central _______ of education and propaganda are some of the major evils which appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by __________ to an earlier kind of world.

  1. A.

    tenets; fixation

  2. B.

    aspects; inhibitions

  3. C.

    institutions; inhibitions

  4. D.

    organs; tradition

  5. E.

    departments; repulsion

Answer

D

Explanation

'Organs' refers to agencies of state control, and 'tradition' fits minds suited to an earlier world.

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